Grilled Chicken Skewers with Toum (Shish Taouk)

Ingredients

• Garlic

  Raw

  6 clove or 18g

• Egg white

  Raw, fresh eggs

  2 large or 66g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Vegetable oil

  Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)

  1 ½ cup or 336g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  2 tbsp or 32g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Vegetable oil

  Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)

  3 tsp or 14g

• Chicken thigh

  Broilers or fryers, meat and skin, raw

  500g

Directions

1. Toum: Pulse garlic, egg whites, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth. With motor running, very gradually stream in half of the oil (this will help the emulsion stay together). Scrape down sides of processor and continue to process, gradually adding remaining oil, until mixture thickens and becomes light and airy (it should cling to a spoon). Season with salt.
2. Do Ahead: Toum can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
3. Chicken and Assembly: Mix lemon juice, tomato paste, coriander, 1/4 cup toum, and 3 Tbsp. oil in a large bowl to combine. Transfer marinade to a large resealable plastic bag. Save remaining toum for serving.
4. Working one at a time, slice chicken thighs in half lengthwise and season generously with salt. Add to bag with marinade, seal bag, and massage marinade into chicken. Chill at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours.
5. Let chicken sit at room temperature 1 hour before grilling.
6. Prepare a grill for medium heat; oil grate. Thread chicken onto skewers, folding pieces back and forth accordion-style so they pile onto themselves (it should be about 3 strips per skewer). Grill, turning occasionally, until browned and beginning to char in spots, 1012 minutes.
7. Serve chicken on top of pitas, with pickles and reserved toum alongside.
8. *Note: Raw egg is not recommended for the elderly, pregnant women, children under four, and people with weakened immune systems.
9. (source: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/grilled-chicken-skewers-with-toum-shish-taouk)

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